Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a 2008 crossover fighting game developed by Midway.

Mortal Kombat Side

Opening

Raiden: The Realms are in constant flux. They shift and change like an endless dream. Shao Kahn's defeat should've marked our victory against a threatened merge of Earthrealm and Outworld. Instead, it heralded a new struggle for independence.

(narration is followed by a scene slowly fading into a graveyard, where an inter-realm portal has just opened. Out from it comes the Emperor of Outworld, Shao Kahn, who falls to his knees, exhausted. Behind him, another figure enters from the portal - the sorcerer Quan Chi, who addresses Shao Kahn as the portal closes)

Quan Chi: Shinnok will be displeased by your inability to take Earthrealm.

(Kahn roars in anger and slams his war hammer into the ground)

Shao Kahn: Hold your tongue, sorcerer!

(Quan Chi smiles as Raiden appears before the two of them in a flash of lightning. Kahn struggles to his feet.)

Shao Kahn: Raiden...

(Raiden blasts Kahn with a bolt of lightning, sending the Emperor sprawling.)

Raiden: Your invasion of Earthrealm violated the rules of Mortal Kombat, Shao Kahn. Your Tarkatan horde has been routed by the Forces of Light. Even now your allies desert you.

(Kahn turns around. Quan Chi has opened a portal and is walking toward it.)

Shao Kahn: Quan Chi! Traitor! (Quan Chi turns around to see Shao Kahn running full pelt towards him. Kahn knocks the sorcerer aside with a single swing of his hammer. Raiden takes the opportunity to blast Kahn with a lightning bolt, knocking him into the portal. Strangely, Kahn does not disappear into the portal, but instead sticks to it.) What have you done?!

(A thin white outline appears on the rapidly destabilising portal and Shao Kahn is bathed in yellow light. The portal then suddenly implodes into itself and disperses in a gigantic yellow flash. Once the shockwave has passed over him, Raiden looks toward where the portal was for a moment, but then turns to Quan Chi.)

Raiden: Earthrealm will never succumb to the Forces of Darkness, Quan Chi. Now you will face the judgment of the Elder Gods.

(Raiden takes a hold of Quan Chi's arm and the two of them teleport away in a flash of lightning.)

DC Universe Side

Opening

(The scene opens with a birds-eye view of Metropolis.)

Superman: (Narrating) Metropolis. A shining example of human achievement. This is where we made our final stand against Darkseid and his army of Parademons, born in the fire pits of a distant world called Apokolips. [The birds-eye view shifts to show Metropolis skyscrapers ravaged by battle. Flames lick out of many a charred building. Narrating) But what seemed like victory was only the beginning...

(The skyshot zooms into two figures hovering in mid-air. Superman is holding the considerably larger Darkseid by the throat.)

Superman: It's over, Darkseid.

Darkseid: Don't be so sure, Kryptonian.

(Superman punches Darkseid, who falls back to the ground. He lands in an abandoned war-torn road, tearing a gigantic hole in the middle of it with a large explosion. Seemingly satisfied that Darkseid is out for the count, Superman glides back down to earth. As he lands next to the hole, Lex Luthor walks to the other side.)

Lex Luthor: Took you long enough.

Superman: Luthor... (glides over the hole as he continues speaking, landing next to

Luthor) You threatened the safety of Earth for your own personal gain. You allied yourself with Darkseid.

Lex Luthor: I was only trying to ensure humanity's survival in the event that you and the other so-called heroes failed. (A purple flash interrupts their argument. Both Superman and Luthor turn to see Darkseid struggling out of the hole in the road, a boom tube opening up before him.) Darkseid's activated another dimensional boom tube. He's going

to escape!

Darkseid: This isn't over, Superman.

Superman: Don't be so sure.

[Superman blasts Darkseid with his heat-vision ray. As Darkseid yells out in pain, the boom tube becomes visibly distorted as well.

Darkseid: Insolent fool! You're destabilising the boom tube!

(A red-yellow outline surrounds the purple boom tube as Superman finally lets up on his heat ray. Darkseid, caught in the destablising boom tube and unable to escape, is consumed by yellow light. With one final scream, he disappears along with the tube, which implodes into itself and then disperses in a gigantic yellow flash. The resultant shockwave sends a battered car tumbling along the street which narrowly misses crushing Luthor, who dives to the ground. Superman continues to look at where the boom tube disappeared while Luthor picks himself up)

Lex Luthor: I'm amazed you didn't kill us.

Superman: Save it, Luthor. You're going to jail, but this time you'll be someplace much more secure than Stryker's island.

(Superman takes a hold of Lex by his arm.)

Lex Luthor: What?

(Superman flies off with Lex in tow.)

Superman: Don't worry. I'll make sure your cell has a nice view of Earth.

Arcade Endings

• Batman: Concerned that other worlds might once again invade Earth, Batman created an autonomous global security system to monitor any temporal breaches. His system, OMAC (Outerworld Monitor and Auto-Containment), is designed to detect and trap invaders from alternate universes. OMAC has already discovered a breach in Metropolis....
• Joker: As the worlds separated, the Joker discovered he had retained his new powers. With them he soon controlled all of Gotham, proclaiming himself "Mayor Joker". Under his rule, the city devolved into chaos. He now holds a tournament in which "contestants" are forced to fight to the death for his amusement. The winner will face off against the Joker himself.
• Superman: After his encounter with the invaders and their magical powers, Superman knew he was vulnerable to similar assaults in the future. With the aid of the wizard Shazam, he applied ancient Kryptonian lore to the creation of a new costume, giving him resistance to magic. Attacks by sorcerers and demons now have no effect on the Man of Steel.
• Wonder Woman: Returning to Themyscira, Wonder Woman learned that strange relics had been found scattered across the island: a sword, a shield and a golden amulet, all pulsing with energy. Compelled to equip herself with the items, she was infused with powers beyond those bestowed upon her by the Greek gods. She and her Amazons are now unstoppable as they fight for the preservation of Earth.

Voice Cast

• Patrick Seitz as Scorpion
• Richard Epcar as Raiden, The Joker
• Jim Miller as Sub-Zero
• Tara Platt as Wonder Woman
• Tallisin Jaffe as the Flash
• Dave Gazzana as Batman
• Paul St. Peter as Endings Narrator